Proposal

Multi – camera

Working Title: Fame

Purpose: Multi – camera live show of ‘Fame’ the musical.

Concept: For this production I am hoping to use 4/5 cameras so that everything is captured. I hope to place them in different places so there are multiple angles of the performance, this will ensure I will catch the emotion of the characters. I would film this show when the audience aren’t there so that there are less risks and more room for the cameras. I would use a dolly track at the front and a crane over the top of the performance, this creates different kind of shots to keep it entertaining, I would have to make sure when the cameras tracking and the crane is in use that the other cameras placed around the theatre will not see the other cameras in the shot, this can be avoided by the person on the mixer noticing and switching the camera. I will use talk back systems to communicate, people on the cameras will not be able talk into the mics as we need the camera to pick up the sound only from the performance. Although the camera will be recording the sound on an external mic I will use a H2 recording device to record the sound for back up.  SSR will also put the sounds and music on a USB ready to be put on the final edit so that it’s perfect. My intention is to catch every moment and every emotion to make it powerful and entertaining to watch, if scenes are to long with the same shot the viewers will get bored. The lighting in the theatre is already set by the lighting technician and up to the producer’s standards so the camera will have to be set to match the lighting. To achieve catching all the action the script will have to be revised so we know who’s speaking so that we can focus on the main active character at that time, watching a run through of the show will also help to understand how the show flows and what it looks like so we can match that on camera.

Location: Hyde Clarendon Sixth Form College – Performing Arts, Theatre.

Usage Rights: The final edit will be put on a DVD for students and parents to purchase from the college.

Quantity: 4/5 Sony HD Cameras, Raynox Pro Semi Fish – Eye Conversion lens, Transtec System, Vision Mixer (SE-800), Gaffa Tape (blue)